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Children and Adolescent

This category deals with issues that arise with the mental health of children or adolescents in particular.

Managing School Endings and Transitions

06 Jun 2025

Managing School Endings and Transitions For many parents, the end of the school year is a logistical juggle: uniforms get too sma ...

More Than Talk: Supporting Young Minds in Therapy

09 May 2025

Many aspects of traditional counselling and psychotherapy rely on language - words to explain, reflect, and make sense of inner experiences. ...

Understanding the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) in adulthood

14 Nov 2019

When a problem arises in our lives, we often wonder what the cause of it is. Why all of a sudden we feel low, anxious or angry. Tr ...

Separation anxiety

16 Sep 2019

As the new school year takes over many Irish houses, the topic of separation anxiety becomes common around many dinner tables. For ...

Raising Children with Different Parenting Approaches

15 Apr 2019

Having children is a part of marriage that in itself is fraught with issues. Whether or not to procreate and when to do so a ...

Dealing with infertility issues at Christmas

20 Dec 2016

Infertility affects approximately 10% of the population in Ireland. Since infertility strikes people from all socioeconomic le ...

What is Tocophobia?

25 May 2016

In this piece, MyMind psychotherapist Lorraine Hackett and other experts talk about tocophobia – an extreme fear of childbirth. ...

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Anxiety

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The Importance of Gratitude

Depression

Navigating the Winter Blues: A Guide to Overcoming Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) in Ireland

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Relationship Issues

Building Healthy Relationships: Recognising Red Flags and Seeking Support

Navigating Relationship Dynamics: Strategies for Growth and Repair (Part 2)

Navigating Relationship Dynamics: Understanding Conflict (Part 1)

The Self Revealed by Love

Counselling

Why a Good Therapist Will Push You to Think Differently

Navigating Infertility: Understanding, Support, and Counselling

A guide to counselling for young people

How do I know that therapy will help me?

Personality Disorder

How to be more empathetic in an increasingly narcissistic world

How to combat negative patterns

Addiction

Watching pain: How to deal with someone who can't/won't help themselves (addiction, bereavement)

Letting go of controlling behaviours

Alcohol and your mental health

Sex addiction, symptoms, cause, effects

Trauma

Unresolved Trauma and Perception: How Trauma Distorts Our View of the World

Benefits of slowing down in stress management and overcoming traumatic and stress related symptoms

MyMind webinar: The impact of trauma and distress on our daily functioning

MyMind webinar: Exploring personality, trauma and pathways to maturity

Children and Adolescent

Managing School Endings and Transitions

More Than Talk: Supporting Young Minds in Therapy

Understanding the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) in adulthood

Separation anxiety

Anger

7 ways to deal with anger & frustration during COVID-19 pandemic

Managing your anger

Bereavement

Loss of a partner: When half of you is gone

Loss of a child: How can a parent move forward?

Loss of a parent: Adults grieving and coping

Losing a loved one: A child’s perspective

Chronic Illness

Dealing with a family illness

Communication Issues

Finding Balance: Exploring Boundaries, Assertiveness, and Self-Esteem

What is Normal? Understanding the Complexities of Statistical and Social Definitions in Human Behaviour

Assertiveness workshop

The road to a more assertive you

Eating Disorder

Eating Disorders

Healing a toxic relationship with food

How to talk to a loved one with an eating disorder

Understanding Eating Disorders

Post natal depression

Maternal mental health talk in Limerick

Stress

Life After Covid-19 – finding a sense of normality

Navigating the new normal

Sleeping Problems - tips for people who find it hard to sleep

Dealing with exam stress

LGBTQI+

Sexual orientation

Panic Attack

Getting a grip on panic attacks

OCD

Understanding OCD: It doesn't just mean you're a neat freak.

Resilience

Somatic Psychotherapy and Mindfulness Meditation

6 ways to stay positive during the COVID-19 outbreak

Top tips to build and strengthen mental resilience

Parental support

Parental support during the COVID-19 pandemic

Men's Mental Health

The Integration of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Polyvagal Theory: A Comprehensive Approach to Men’s Mental Health

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